Don't worry too much about not having made a doll before. I was nervous when I made my first poppet too, but they're actually pretty easy. I have a few posted on the toys, dolls and playthings board if you want to look. The more you do it the better you get.

i bought some beautiful white microsuede and found out that it so didn't work as well as the thicker microsuede i bought before that was cheaper. it made my poppet lumpy. i guess you learn from your mistakes....

i was going to make poison ivy and harley quinn. back to the drawing board...

Wow, I wasn't going to do any swaps because of the price of shipping, but this one is rather tempting. I'm definitely going to have to think about this one.

And like others have said, they're really not too hard to make. Just make sure you don't have the suede that frays. You can still do it, it's just a little more difficult. And don't worry about being absolutely perfect. They still look great even if you do sew a little wonky.